Difference between / and /* in servlet mapping url pattern

Question

The familiar code:

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Answer 1

I think Candy's answer is mostly correct. There is one small part I think otherwise.

To map host:port/context/hello.jsp

1. No exact URL servlets installed, next.
2. Found wildcard paths servlets, return.

I believe that why "/*" does not match host:port/context/hello because it treats "/hello" as a path instead of a file (since it does not have an extension).